Jun 27, 2011 | Patti's Blog
Every cloud has a silver lining. When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. Look on the bright side. Statistically, our weekend at Pine Tree was a bit of a bust. Ned didn’t even start the 100; Sarge and I rider optioned at 65 miles. So why did I find myself...
Jun 21, 2011 | Patti's Blog
I worked hard this week to shower my three horses with benign neglect. This close to a 100 there is really no point in “conditioning” them. They are either fit or they are not, and my preference is to take them in to a ride super well-rested and with a nice...
Jun 15, 2011 | Patti's Blog
Let me preface this blog post by saying that I realize how wildly blessed I am to be faced with this dilemma! It’s ten days out from the Pine Tree 100 endurance ride in North Waterford, Maine, and I am working hard at NOT trying to speculate as to which two of the...
May 31, 2011 | Patti's Blog
I apologize again for being so silent for so long. I was emailing someone the other day, one of my birth mom’s dear friends in fact, who had sent me a note, and telling her that no one told me, as a teen, that those were the good days, where funerals were few and far...
